Rise from the sword

Chapter 63 Difficulties and Choices ([-])
"Yo Xi"

"God help my imperial army..."

In the He County Headquarters, Colonel Sanhao looked at the surging river in the distance, clapped his fist on the table excitedly, smiled all over his face, and spoke with trembling, and finally even laughed directly:

"The flood came just in time"

"God help me too"

"God help me too!"

"Ha ha····"

Although he was armed with heavy troops, Colonel Sanhao was still a little panicked. For fear of any accident, the Eighth Route Army suddenly jumped out of his encirclement.

And now, seeing the floods and torrents, his heart finally fell.

This time, even the Eighth Route Army could not escape.

Listening to the whistle of Chief Sanhao, more than a dozen leaders of the Imperial Association in the headquarters who were in charge of the pursuit, as well as the squadron leader of the guard brigade in Shijiazhuang, and the squadron leader of the cavalry squadron Ozawa Duanyuan, these people smiled:
"Sanhao Da Zuo Nai Ji people have God's help, and God has come to wish you to destroy this group of Eighth Route Army"

"Yeah, Master Sanhao is the lucky star of the Imperial Army"

"..."

Several of the pseudo-corps commanders are even more flattering, and they are almost on their knees to recognize their father.

He knocked on the table and made the conference room quiet. The comfortably flattered Colonel Sanhao squinted his eyes, and the corners of his mouth opened wide:

"Masters, God bless our imperial army, today the sun is shining brightly, mountain torrents broke out, floods broke out in the valleys, the mountain roads in the nearby mountains and forests were blocked by several large rivers, and the mountain torrents were fierce, there is absolutely no possibility to cross the river on foot"

"Looking at the weather, it will be such a big sun in the next few days"

"In this way, this group of Eighth Route Army guerrillas cannot hide and maneuver in the mountains and forests to avoid the detection of the imperial army, and their greatest advantage is gone."

"Without the woods to hide, why did he run away for me?"

"Now they face only three paths..."

Speaking of this, Colonel Sanhao raised three fingers, and then bent them one by one:
"First, follow the river formed by the torrent and take a detour to the direction of Yangquan, but the torrent spreads for hundreds of miles. This area is our patrol team. If they make a detour, they have to pass through the plain area several times. Our cavalry reconnaissance. Soldiers can easily spot them"

"Secondly, crossing the river, the river where the flash flood broke out is fierce. If they want to cross the river, they must find a ship strong enough, but the nearby ships are all under our control. They cannot find enough ships to cross the river in a short time."

"Third, hide in the forest and wait for the torrents to recede, but with the current weather, it's not possible in a short time."

"To use an old Chinese saying, the Eighth Route Army is the turtle in the urn of our imperial army."

"Hahaha·····"

Colonel Sanhao couldn't help laughing, as if he had completely wiped out this group of Eighth Route Army guerrillas and was enjoying the fruits of victory.

"Congratulations to Colonel Sanhao..."

"God bless my imperial army..."

The boss smiled, the other ghost soldiers shouted slogans together, and the second ghost took the opportunity to flatter.

Afterwards, Colonel Sanhao looked hard, suppressed the voice of the headquarters, and continued:

"After a day and a day of searching, although no trace of the Eighth Route Army was found, we still found their general whereabouts."

Then he pointed to the map on the table and said:
"On the mountain road from Pingshan City to He County, Ozawa-jun's cavalry reconnaissance team found the footprints left by this group of people here, and they went to the dense forest between He County and Jing County."

"It's only [-] hours since Shuangfeng Town was attacked last night. No matter how fast they march, their approximate location is definitely in the mountains and forests between Hexian, Jingxian and Xiyang."

"And here is the peak area of ​​flash floods"

"I ordered the cavalry squadron and the guard brigade to patrol along the road. The two imperial squadrons in Hexian and Jingxian and the imperial association army marched along the mountains and forests to search in small units. Once the enemy is found, don't launch an attack. Immediately fire a flare to notify other troops to encircle"

"Wait until the big troops are assembled, and then destroy them in one fell swoop, don't fight this group of Eighth Route Army alone"

Colonel Sanhao emphasized on sending signals in a timely manner.

Among the troops under his command, only the garrison brigade and the cavalry squadron had radio stations.

The Guizi radio station is only deployed to one level of the brigade, and the telephone is limited by the telephone line, the infantry squadron, the pseudo-corps and the rear guard force, and can only rely on cavalry communication or high-altitude signal bombs.

"In addition, we must strengthen the control of ships. Once the ships in the nearby villages are found, they will all be burned, and they must not be given tools to cross the river."

"Hi···"

"Yes"

The Guizi officer and the Erguizi officer bowed their heads and obeyed the order.

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six o'clock.

Night falls.

Zhang Dabiao, Monk Wei, Wang Gensheng and a dozen squad leaders sat around for a meeting.

Su Jigang didn't come, he was sent out by Zhang Dabiao.

"It still doesn't work. The five fighters with high fever have gotten down a bit, but they are still exhausted. They can't use their hands and feet, so they can only be carried away by the fighters. The other dozen who are weak are better. You can walk, but don’t think about it when you march in a hurry, if you can’t walk a mile, you will definitely fall behind.”

Wang Gensheng first reported the news of the patients in the assault company.

The atmosphere of those who attended the meeting suddenly became solemn.

Five heavy soldiers, more than a dozen physically exhausted, and a total of more than 150 people in the assault company, this is a one-tenth reduction in non-combat personnel, and in the future, we need to allocate manpower to take care of these soldiers.

trouble

Everyone, especially the squad leaders of the Independence Corps, froze collectively.

"I can carry one, and I can carry it all the way to Yangcun, but I can only carry one, and it won't work if I carry more."

The monk was unable to help with his intellectual matters, so he took the lead in speaking, expressing his willingness to work hard.

His words instantly shattered the solemn atmosphere.

Everyone glanced at the vigorous monk Wei, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, but no one responded to his words.

I don't know how this guy trains. His body is definitely stronger than an ox. After following the assault for so long, jumping up and down is much more physically exhausting than other fighters, but he doesn't look tired at all.

Now in the entire assault company, the faces of the two of them didn't look tired at all.

Monk Wei, and the silent Cao Mantang.

If only All Assault were as strong as this guy... Everyone muttered in their hearts.

"Patients are not the problem"

"After the consumption of the previous two battles, we have consumed a lot of bullets, and the food has been reduced a lot compared to before we set off. Although we brought three tons of medicines, a dozen people on the big mules and camels should still be able to do it. It's a big deal. Soldiers just carry something on their back."

Zhang Dabiao spoke, his tone was neither in a hurry nor slow, and he could not see nervousness:
"Now that flash floods break out, our scheduled route is cut off by flash floods. This is the most troublesome thing."

"It's been two hours now, the torrent has not become smaller, but the water is getting bigger and bigger. Look at the weather, the sky is full of stars, tomorrow will definitely be the sun, and the torrent will definitely not recede in a short time."

"Do you have any ideas?"

The crowd fell silent again.

Although the patient's problem occurred suddenly and was caught off guard, the problem was prepared before departure, so it would not be impossible to solve, but the mountain torrent cut off the road, which was almost impossible to solve.

There is no mass base in the base area, there is no shop in front of the village, and there is no shop in the back, and I dare not contact the nearby villagers too much, for fear that there will be two ghosts of the puppet army.
"Can you find a place to cross the river? There should be a shoal," a squad leader asked.

"Impossible, I pretended to ask the nearby villagers"

Zhang Dabiao shook his head and said calmly: "The mountain torrents in this valley are very wide and fast, and the water flow is very large. It is almost impossible to find a place to walk past. We don't have the tools to repair the bridge."

"Can you go around?" Another squad leader asked.

'It's very dangerous'

Zhang Dabiao replied: "The flood valley is hundreds of miles long, and there are several intersection branches. Whether you go south or north, you have to pass through several flat fields, and you will definitely be discovered by the devils."

"What should I do?"

"Didn't the regiment commander say that he would send troops to respond?"

The dozen or so squad leaders who participated in the meeting were all anxious like ants on a hot pan.

No, it doesn't have the aura of Xinyi Tuan at all. When faced with a desperate situation, it does not change its color and is not afraid of death... Looking at the anxious squad leaders, Zhang Dabiao frowned, feeling a little dissatisfied.

From the new regiment to the independent regiment, he felt that the biggest difference between the two regiments was not in military training, but in mental outlook.

The gap between the two groups is really far.

If it was the new regiment, it was the stingy officers brought out by the regiment leader. In the face of this situation, they would definitely be clamoring to find a place to fight him directly with the devils and rush out of the circle of devils to finish the job.

Looks like it needs a lot of practice...

"Quiet, what are you panicking about!"

Strictly controlling the scene, Zhang Dabiao looked around the crowd with gloomy eyes:
"We are now located in the north of He County. It is at least four hundred miles away from Yangcun, where the Independence Regiment is stationed. Even our nearest Eighth Route Army station is more than 300 miles away, and there are heavy devils in the middle. It is impossible to have brother troops. support"

"Also, there are no other guerrillas and small bases nearby..."

The sullen eyes looked around, Zhang Dabiao's tone was stern:
"So, here, we can only rely on ourselves"

"And, even if we are really surrounded by devils, so what? Our mission has been completed, and the big deal is to fight him. We don't lack anything. Even if we die, we will never lose money. Maybe we can rush out a few more. "

After these words, the dozen or so squad leaders suddenly became quiet, the panic disappeared, and a fierce expression appeared on their faces.

"Hahaha···"

Zhang Dabiao smiled with satisfaction, he changed his calm tone and continued:

"Originally, my plan was to rely on large mules and horses, march lightly and quickly to break through the encirclement of the devils to Yangquan, and join the team leader's support troops as soon as possible, and then break the encirclement of the devils"

"In this situation, the original plan must be changed"

"I have three solutions here, let's discuss it..."

　cough cough, spray lightly...

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